Bench vise



Sept. 8, 1925.

1 B. ZUCKER BENCH VISE Filed April 5. 1925 i4, ATTORNEY Patented Sept. 8, 1925.

BENJAMIN ZUCKER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

BENCH VISE.

Application filed April 3, 1925.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN ZUCKER, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York city, county of New York, borough of Manhattan, and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Bench Vises, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact specification.

My invention relates to carpenter Vises and refers particularly to devices of this character of foot operation.

Carpenters, and similar operators, are frequently desirous of holding and clamping work pieces, such as pieces of wood, in fixed position, in order that they may work therewith and it is specially desirable that the operator should have both hands free for such work.

It is further advantageous that the position of the work piece may be readily and rapidly changed in order that the operations thereon may be facilitated.

My device possesses all of the above mentioned, and other, advantageous features and presents a vise of effective application, simplicity of construction and universal adaptation.

In the accompanying drawings illustrating one form of the device of my invention, similar parts are designated by similar numerals.

Figure 1 is a top view of one form of the device of my invention.

Figure 2 is a cross-section through the line 22 of Figure 1.

The particular form of my device shown in the accompanying drawings comprises a bench 10, supported by the four legs 11, 11, 11, 11. One portion of the bench has an upwardly inclined portion 12, through which there is an opening 13. This inclined portion 12 acts as the lower gripping member of the vise. The other member of the device consists of the pivotal element 14, having a plurality of holes 15, 15, through either of which the pin 16 may be passed, the pin also passing through aligned holes in the inclined member 12, thus acting as a pivot upon which the element 14 is movable.

The element 14 is extended into the upper enlarged head 17, the under face of which 18 is inclined to agree, or practically agree, with the upper inclined face of the member The lower portion of the element 14 is Serial No. 20,428.

increased upon increased pressure upon the pedal rest.

It is further evident that if a piece of wood be placed transverse of the bench 10, between the face 22 of the member 17 and the face of the member 12, the same gripping effect will be produced.

It is to be noted that a piece of wood can be placed upon either side of the member 14 and hence a piece of wood can be placed for operation in three different positions,

that the device can be operated by one sitting upon the bench and that by use of the several holes 15, 15 the gripping members can be spaced to receive and hold wood of different sizes.

It will be seen that an operator seated upon the bench, can by means of a foot movement hold and maintain a work piece in fixed position and will thus have both hands free for operation thereon.

I do not limit myself to the particular size, shape, number or arrangement of parts as shown and described as these are given simply for purposes of clearly describing the device of my invention.

Vhat I claim is 1. In a bench vise, in combination, a bench, an upwardly inclined portion of said bench having an opening therethrough, a vertical member passing through said opening and being pivotally maintained therein, an enlarged head carried by the upper portion of the ivotal member and an extended foot pedal attached to the lower extremity of said pivotal member.

2. In a bench vise, in combination, a bench, an upwardly inclined portion of said bench having an opening therethrough, a vertical member passing through said opening and being pivotally maintained therein, an enlarged head carried by the upper portion of the pivotal member, having an inclined lower face in practical conformity with the face of the upwardly inclined member and an extended footpedal attached to the lower extremity of said pivota-l member. I

3. In a bench vise, in combination, a

bench, an upwardly inclined portion of said bench having an opening therethrough, a vertical member passing through said-opening and being pivotally maintained therein, an enlarged head carried by the: upper portionof thepivotal member, the lower face said head being smaller than the upper face of the inclined member and an extended foot pedal, attached to the lower extremity of said pivotal member. I t In a bench vise, in combination, a bench, an upwardly inclined portion'of said bench having an opening therethrough, a vertical member passing through said opening; and be-ing 'pi-votally maintained therein, an enlarged head carried by the upper portion of the pivotal member, having an inclined lower face inv practical conformity with the, face or the upwardly inclined ,inember, the lower faceof said headibeing smaller than the upper face of the inclined member and an extended foot pedal at tached to the lower extremity of said pivotal member.

5,. In a bench, vise, in combination, a

bench, an upwardly inclined portion of said bench having an opening therein, a vertical member passing through said opening and having a plurality of openings therethrough, a removable pivot capable of passing through said vertical member openings member passing through said opening and having a plurality of I, openings there through, a removable pivot capable of passing through said vert cal member openings and acting as a pivot therefor, an enlarged head carried by the upper portion of the vertical member, having an inclined lower face in practical conformity with the face of the upwardly inclined member, the lower face of said head being smaller than the upper face of the inclined member and an extended foot pedal carried by the lower extremity of said vertical member.

Signed at New York city in the county ofNew York and State of New York this 2nd day of April, 1925. I r I BENJAMIN ZUCK'ER. 

